conductus
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Origin of conductus
1795–1805; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin conduc-, variant stem of condūcere ( see conduce) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. conduct
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In the same way, "Lar meus" meant "my house "; "Lar conductus," "a hired house "; "Larem mutare" meant to change one's house.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman
Iste senex cùm viderit aliquem iuuenem formosum et robustum, posuit eum in illo paradiso; Per quosdam autem conductus descendere facit vinum et lac abundantèr.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard
Simonides idem ille, de quo rettuli, victori laudem cuidam pyctae ut scriberet, 5 certo conductus pretio secretum petit.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.
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